The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-24
PERSONAL.

August BELMONT won $4,000 with eight
horses this year.
Mr. PHELPS, the American Minister to En-
gland says the finest scenery he has found in
Great Britain is in the valley of the Dee.
THE railroad train used by the Car in his
travels is the same as was formerly used py
Napoleon III. II consists of twenty cars.
TIE contract for the erection of.the Hendricks
Monument at Indianapolis will be let Jan. /, all
but 5000 of the $50, 900 subscribed for the fund
having been raised.
ACCORDING to the new city directory of Hart
ford, Conn, MARK Twain, author" and Sam
uel L. Clements, author, both live at No. 351
Pennington avenue The Hartford Times re-
marks: Really. these Twain are one flesh"
THE very breathing, moving image of Mrs.
James Brown Potter got into New York street
car Saturday at Fourteenth street and demurely
sat down. She was dressed magnifcently AM
her sea-green plush wrap, which reached to her
feet and was trimmed with splendid black fur
caught at once the eye of every woman in the
car The owners peachy face, bright brown
eye, aristocratic nose and generally handsome
features were equally attractive to her mascu-
line fellow passengers. Everybody has seen
people who draw while apparently deprecating
admiration. Things soon began to get uncom.
Portable for the wearer Of the sea green plush.
Women whispered to each other. men nudged
their elbows and finally deaf man next to the
driver said in a distinctly loud voice: James
Browns trotter, you say didn't know Brown
ndQ a trOLter. NuefeuDOn Une Talr unknown
stopped the car in desperation, Owed into a
florists on Broadway, near Twenty-third street
and gave an order for flowers to be sent to a
well known society leader, no other than herself.
+. w Hollis, who was abroad last summer,
tells of an incident at Moscow where he came in
contact with police regulations. Two letters
which were addressed to him were opened by
the police before they were delivered to him.
A copy of the Century magazine for July,
which had been sent to him by a friend had the
article on Count Tolstoi and all the advertise
ments torn out Being at a loss to understand
what possible objection there could be to. the
advertisements, Mr. Hollis introduced himself at
police headquarters as an American traveller,
and made inquiry AS to why his magazine had
been mutilated. With the hope of gaining the
good graces of the official, Mr.. Hollis ventured to
suggest that there were numerous soap advertise
ments in the paper, and that he could under
ST and from his observation that the Importation
of soap might be as dangerous as an equal
amount of dynamite. The humor of his sugges-
ton was entirely lost on the officer, and it was
with some difficulty that Mr.. Hollis persuaded
him that no offense was meant. The officer
then gave the information that the police OBJ
lection to the advertisements was that they con
tanned announcements of 'ilreligious books "
Amy book is termed irreligious that is not of the
strictest orthodox Russian faith Police sur
veilhance is extended TO newspapers as well as
to magazines Newspapers are not delivered to
subscribers until twentyfour hours after their
arrival, and frequently have entire columns OBJ
liberated with printers ink by reason of the
CtuSOT ueClSlOu JndL NEWS ABOUT Russia
are dangerous TO the government.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN HERNANDo d. MONEY of
Mississippi is a somewhat disappointed man
He was six years in Congress. and retired at
the opening of the Cleveland administration 1t
was a sort of half understood thing that he was
to have something nice from the incoming
President. Indeed, the Mississippi delegation
unanimously presented his name 10 Mr. Cleve-
land as fit man for the place of Postmaster
General, and Senator Lamar went on 60 Albany
to advocate his friends name before the incom-
ing executive. That was the first time Mr.
Cleveland had ever seen the long haired states
man from the Southwest, and he took great
liking TO him. 1t was the beginning of the DO
litcal fortune which is likely to land him in the
cory, comfortable chair on the bench of the SUI
preme Court He stayed three
days with the President elect and
when he left Albany after honestly
and manfully urging Mr. Money appoint uent,
the last answer he received from Mr.. cleveland
as be stood upon the steps of the Governors
Mansion at Albany and said good.bv, was the
famous quotation from the courtship of Miles
Standish, Why don't you speak for yourself
john Not long afterward he was advised that
he himself without solicitation or suggestion
from any one, had been chosen for place i'm
the Cabinet. He at first declined TO accept the
place, but Mr. Money heard of the matter and
manfully urged MIR. Lamar not TO refuse becauss.
of any personal and friendly feeling toward
him. And that IS how Mr.. fernando D. Money
was disappointed, and how Lucius O. e. Lamar
became Cabinet officer.